In Tokyo, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan will advance the Quad’s ambitious and diverse agenda, including through a major new initiative to improve maritime domain awareness across the Indo-Pacific. The leaders of the Quad nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—will…
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Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Modi of India, Prime Minister Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Suga of Japan in the Virtual Quad Leaders Summit
State Dining Room 8:32 A.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Hello, everyone. I wish we were able to do this in person, but it’s wonderful to gather with friends even — even in this virtual format. We’re reminded that we’re in the midst of a global crisis, but we’re going to overcome that as well. The Quad…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, October 4, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:43 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Sorry for a very long two minutes. Apologize for that. (Laughter.) I am aware — I know, I know. Apologies. Okay. Tomorrow, President Biden and First — the First Lady will travel to Fort Myers, Florida,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the President’s Trip to Japan
Crowne Plaza HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan 9:25 A.M. JST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Good morning. This podium is very high. (Laughter.) Okay, it’s great to see you guys on the other side of the world. As you can see, to my left, we have National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan here, who’s going to just give a little…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Thursday? (Laughs.) Q Question mark. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Question mark. (Laughs.) So, today I am honored to speak to you from our brand new press toast lectern. Yay. Q Yay. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yay. And I’m proud…
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, committing that the United States and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the global economy in a way that benefits the people of both countries, and stand…
Quad Joint Leaders’ Statement
Today, we – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, and President Joe Biden of the United States – convene in Tokyo to renew our steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient. Just over one year ago, Leaders…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:11 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Okay. Q Tuesday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Tuesday! Oh, my gosh. (Laughter.) Giving myself an extra day. All right. Well, good to see you guys on Tuesday. So, we are closely monitoring the impact — the impact Hurricane Fiona…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, 2/14/2023
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:42 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. Happy Valentine’s Day. Q Oooh — Q Cookies! Q Only one each? One each. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: There’s only one each. There’s one for everyone in the room. So, share. As your mom told you, sharing is caring. So, share. Q Are you…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:21 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Tuesday. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, before I turn things over to Jake, I have a couple of updates at the top, and then we’ll get this going. So, this afternoon, President Biden will award the Medal of Honor,…